Carolyn Bucior has received a lot of feedback about a column she wrote about an overlooked factor in the equation for better schools: substitute teachers. Bucior is a freelance writer in Milwaukee. She’s currently working on a memoir about substitute teaching. You can read her essay on the subject that ran in the New York Times last month here.
The nonprofit Healthy Classrooms Foundation tries to ward off unhealthy habits and behaviors by reaching kids early. Ben Weston is the founder and president of the Healthy Classrooms Foundation. Shaun Yang is the Director of Public Relations for the organization. They are both 3rd year medical student at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. They spoke with Stephanie Lecci from Wisconsin Public Radio's studios in Madison. The Healthy Classrooms Annual Symposium will be on April 21st in Madison. You can register for the symposium and find out more about the organization here.
Greg Kot discusses the seismic changes in the music industry over the past ten to 15 years. Kot is the music critic for the Chicago Tribune, and a graduate of Marquette University. He’ll be in Milwaukee on Friday night to co-host his on-stage rock talk show, Sound Opinions, at the Pabst Theater.
The latest production at the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre questions the wisdom of letting what you do define who you are. Michael Wright and Jacque Troy star in the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre's production of "Duet for One." It opens tomorrow evening at the Studio Theatre in the Off Broadway Theatre Center in the 3rd Ward. Wright is also the Producing Artistic Director of Milwaukee Chamber Theatre. They spoke with Bonnie North.